when I save a playlist in xspf format, it contains metadata from the audiofile:
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<track>
<location>file:///C:/Temp/vlciscool.mp3</location>
<title>01 VLC is Cool</title>
<creator>The Beatles</creator>
<album>VLCSongs</album>
<trackNum>1</trackNum>
<image>file:///C:/Temp/VLCSongs.jpg</image>
<duration>399219</duration>
<extension application="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/playlist/0">
<vlc:id>0</vlc:id>
</extension>
</track>
Windows Media Player wmp format does not contain metadata:
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<body>
<seq>
<media src="C:\Temp\01 VLC is Cool.mp3"/>
</seq>
</body>
When I change the metadata in the music file,
- Windows Media Player shows the changes because it takes metadata from the audiofile, not from the playlist.
- VLC does not know that anything has changed, because it takes metadata from the playlist.
VLC can read *.wmp files, but every time I restart VLC player and load *.wmp playlist, I do not see the metadata until I have clicked or played every song: When I click or play song 1, then I see metadata for song 1, when I then click on song 5, I see metadata for songs 1 and 5 but not for songs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7... first, I have to click or play songs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7... this is not so good either!
Playlists is much better with Windows Media Player, but VLC is much better program in other things so I want to use VLC. I want to have playlists that I never must change, but I always want to see in VLC immediately when metadata in music files has changed.
What can I do to make playlists which do not contain any metadata, but so that the VLC player takes all metadata only from audiofiles and immediately shows me all metadata when I open this playlist? Is possible?
Thank you
Natalya
